I've always been interested in it, mainly because of Commerford and all his gainy/gritty tones. Once I discovered the Bass 400 (which I load with 6550's or KT88's) I stopped worrying about it.

One second thought- Best rock bass tone I ever heard live was some Fender P-Bass with a pick, SVT-2, Ampeg 8x10. Just had that OD sparkle in the mix. The band was Chief Beef bass out of Phoenix area. Their recordings don't capture the grit, but live it was beautiful.

I miss my old SVT-II for that sparkle with a Roto 66 loaded P Bass. I sold it for $800. Looking at the market, I could've probably pulled another $200 out of it. Looking at my experience, if I had learned to use the EQ properly I doubt I would have sold it.

I miss my old SVT-II for that sparkle with a Roto 66 loaded P Bass. I sold it for $800. Looking at the market, I could've probably pulled another $200 out of it. Looking at my experience, if I had learned to use the EQ properly I doubt I would have sold it.

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and it's now happily splitting it's time on top of either a late 70s ampeg810 or bergie nv610